Spotlight:
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Onew Deep Dive: SHINee’s Hidden Gem
Onew is one of the five members of 2nd generation group SHINee, along with Key, Taemin, Minho, and the late Jonghyun, and debuted with them in 2008 before debuting as a soloist ten years later with Blue. Here are my credentials: If you’ve ever read my blog before, you’ll know I’m a huge ShaWol (SHINee…
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Kim Sejeong Deep Dive: Business Proposal To Soloist
Kim Sejeong, like Chungha, got her start in k-pop through the project group I.O.I., in 2016. After it disbanded she found success working as an actress in Business Proposal and debuted as a soloist with Flower Way in 2017. Here are my credentials: I don’t know Kim Sejeong that well, as I was never that…
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I-DLE Deep Dive #2/2: Breaking Boundaries In A Broken Industry
Here are my credentials (again): I’ve been a casual fan since around 2020 and a Neverland since a little after “I Burn” came out. I even used HWAA as the inspiration for an art piece I had due. So none of my criticism I say is an attack on them; I’m being harsher than usual…
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I-DLE Deep Dive #1/2: Breaking Boundaries In A Broken Industry
I-DLE (or (G)I-DLE) has been unique for a K-pop girl group since their debut in 2018, both by being mainly self-produced and by not having a consistent genre. Over the years they’ve dipped their toes into tropical Moombahton, trap, traditional Chinese balladry, tango (Señorita), and hip-hop, just to name a few. They’ve sung in Korean,…
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Lucy Deep Dive #1/2: A Kpop Fan And Her Dad Review K-pop…With A Violin?
Lucy is the third full-fledged band I’ve covered here, which means that they compose, write, and play instruments. The members are Wonsang (bass), Sangyeop (guitar and vocals), Gwangil (drums), and Yechan (violin), and they debuted in 2020. Apparently, the name Lucy is in honor of a dog that lived close to where they practiced, which…
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Key Deep Dive: Comedian, Open Book, and Underrated Artist
Key first debuted with SHINee (which also includes Taemin, Minho, Onew, and the late Jonghyun) in 2008, and debuted as a soloist around their 10th anniversary in 2018, with Forever Yours. Here are my credentials: As I’ve made abundantly clear on this blog, I’m a Shawol, and SHINee are my ult group. I’m a huge…
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